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Another significant research area is laser pulpotomy, or laser treatment ofdental pulp, the vital portion of the tooth. At Beckman Laser Institute(Irvine, CA), MOI’s CO2 lasers (also designed with QSource technology)are being used in dogs to treat pulp infections. The laser method removesinflamed tissue before infection can destroy the whole tooth, and it leaveshealthy tissue intact so that the tooth remains functional and retains its livingroot. The method may become an alternative to root canal therapy, apainful procedure that millions of human patients undergo each year.Unlike the forceful physical debridement methods of conventional rootcanal therapy, laser treatment is expected to result in better tooth retentionand reduced future complications.VENTURES OR PRODUCT AVAILABILITYDavid Nielsen, D.V.M., a Manhattan Beach, CA, veterinarian, has beenusing the CO2 laser in his canine dental practice since 1995. He works incollaboration with Petra Wilder-Smith, D.V.M., and George Peavy, D.V.M.,of the Beckman Laser Institute. Documentation of this work will eventuallybe used to justify human trials.MOI, a subsidiary of Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics, has agreed to providematching funds for technology development in the Fast Track PhaseII agreement, the total of which amounts to $1 million over two years.MOI sponsors research at the University of California at San Francisco indental applications and plans to market QSource technology for the manyprocedures that the FDA has already approved for CO2 lasers.CONTACTQSource, Inc.Howard Knickerbocker91 Prestige Park CircleEast Hartford, CT 06108Telephone: (860) 291-0120Facsimile: (860) 291-0124Medical Optics, Inc.Larry M. Osterink2752 Loker AvenueCarlsbad, CA 92008Telephone: (619) 438-9361Facsimile: (619) 438-916787BMDO Technologies for Biomedical ApplicationsChapter 3 - Intervention TechnologiesSection B - Treatment